Device for cleaning sewers and pipes.



M. COLE.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING SEWERS AND PIPES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 5, I914.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

lizm wm A\% all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, MARCELLUS. @onn, a su and Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to devices for re moving obstructions in P with an expansible head, for expanding the head, so plunger to be passed through an opening 0 is small diameter and be caused within a passage the opening, large passage may be removed.

The invention further consists in providing means for softening hard so as to facilitate their ready removal. An the invention stil novel construction and the peculiar arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter specifically stated in the claims.

The chief object of the invention is to provide a device 0 be simple in construction, and most effective in operation.

Other objects softening the hard obstructions, will become parent upon a complete disclosure thereof.

I nal section of my improved device complete; Fig. 2, a sectional view, showing the applitate the hollow cation of trap of closet-bowl; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the movable sleeve and and Fig. tating the tubular stem. fr

the hollow stem 2 against which it is seated, meral 2 indicates a tubular-stem provided with a suitable handle 3 rigi thereto, lever 3 shown in la-r stem is in ceive a sleeve 4, nally screw-threaded for the purpose. The outer or lower end with a concavo-convex, compression disk 5, and loose upon said similar hollow spring 8 surrounding TED %TATE% ll? MARCELLUS COLE,

/ OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DEVICE FOR CLEANING SEWERS AND PIPES.

Application filed September 5, 1914.

sewer an other es; and it consists in providing a plunger vi and special means as to adapt the in of whereby greater diameter than obstructions-1n t e is obstructions, ca

1 further consists in the described, and briefly the plunger type which will of the invention, such as n the drawing -Figure 1 is a longitudito the cleaning of the the device guide, detached,

of the sleeve is provided end of the sleeve 4 is a er disk 6, between which is situated a ball 7, preferably rubber, a coilthat portion of the Specification of Letters Patent.

sleeve 11,

which passes a tubular rod or pipe g a bent handle 14, the outer end of which ed boss 15 to receive a rod passes through the sleeves 11, to which it and through sleeve 2, and has hreaded to receive a flexible spreader 16, adapted to expand to its lower end screwtion. changeable with other cleaning implements, such as balls, for cleaning gunbarrels and tubes.

' the device, say for example, the trap of a water-closet, as

the cleaningo n Fi 2, in which 17 indicates the shown i bowl, and 18 the trap in which the bowl sets, the-latter being of a the former, the plunger is through the stem of the bowland into the trap, and the handle 14 firmly grasped with one hand of the operator, hand manipulates the ratchetlever 3,

or it may be a ing down up and down, causing ternally screw-threaded to retached and expanded ball to one end of which is exterpiston in the trap,

out the matter If the obstruction is so hard as to be difficult to remove by such force-pump like opthreaded boss forced down through loosen up Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

Serial No. 860.327.

sleeve Within the ball, for the purpose of inring the return of the ball to normal con- The head of the operating handle is proded with a central aperture 12 through 13 havprovided with an externally screw-threadhose.

fastened,

tch and draw up portions of the obstruc- The flexible spreader may be interor devices In operatin as the case may om moving upward by the lower end 0 and thereby expanding the ball against the sides of the trap, as shown. Then by pressthe tubular-rod the opsleeve 2 up on ator moves the handle of the the sleeve 4 and its atloosing up which has obstructed a hose is attached to the screw- 15 and a stream of water the tubular-rod to when it will ation,

the obstruction,

and be guided in its vertical moements when the tubular stem is operate The tubular iameter greater than )assed down who with his other handle 3, or the be, to rostem 2, which in turn reciprocates the sleeve 4, drawing up sai sleeve and its attached compression (at the same disk 5 time compressing the spring) 4, a modified attachment for rotoward the upper disk 6, which is prevented operate as a and forcing citizen of the United States, residing at dition after expansion. The inner surface Washington, in the District of Columbia, of the sleeve 4 is provided with oppositelyhave invented certain new and useful Imdisposed, longitudinal grooves 9, 9 which rovements in Devices for Cleaning Sewers are adapted to receive tongues 10, 10 of a readily yield to force-p the sleeve 2 and its attached ball, the tongue s eeve serving so as to permit the introduction of Water to soften obstruction device for cleaning sewer-pipes or ump like action of as a guide for the reciprocatory sleeve 4. traps, having in combination a tubular stem 5 t will be noted that the tubular rod or provided with an operating ha' dle; a sleeve pipe forms an important feature of m inadapted to be reciprocated w1th1n said stem; Vention, as water said sleeve a loosen solid obstructions,

tate th traps, provided with adapted to be reciprocated within guid secured to the l e operation of cleaning gun-barrels or tubes is th wipers may be substituted tion, what I obstructions by the a 1 guide the reciprocatory sleeve; a spring arranged within the hollow ball for insuring esame, except that emery disks or the return of the ball to normal position for the spreader. a ter expansion, and a pipe or tubular rod thus fully described my invenclaim, is 1. 1 device for cleaning sewer-pipes or having in combination a tubular stem 0 an operating handle; a sleeve said stem;

aving In testimony whereof I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

MARCELLUS COLE.

my signature Witnesses: I

DOROTHY HARVEY,

sleeve, pipe R. OTT'INGHAM.

c the reciprocatory ongitudinally-movable sleeve, 

